Post Exercise Relaxation Using Various Yoga Postures

Hitting hard at the weight training machine, and working your heart out, to increase the muscular look of your body is an interesting aspect of body building life. You may have made a decision to hit the gym hard, but you must also ensure that, you plan a exercise or workout session in such a way that it comprises of the warm up, exercising and cool down session with a properly phased movement.

The cool down session, which may also be termed as the relaxation session is an important aspect of exercising life. We have been throwing light on the importance of cool down session in our previous articles, in the present one we would be analyzing some of the important aspect of yoga for a proper cool down session.

Shavasana a great yoga position for relaxation

‘Shavasana’ which literally means a pose of being dead, and also termed as Corpse pose is an interesting way to loose the stress and relax the body after a tough exercise session. The yoga gurus recommend a daily dose of Shavasana on regular basis to their disciples to ensure their body calm and mental fitness.

How to perform Shavasan?

It is very important, that you begin your cool down with a small stretching session. Following this stretching work, and once you stop perspiring, lie down flat on a smooth and clean surface. The environment for performing this Yoga action should be clean and disturbance free. As we have already told to you in our article addressing dressing tips for exercise, for most Yoga actions the dress should not be too tight.

Once you are comfortable lie down flat on your back, your feets spread apart slight and your palms separate as well. Hands should be on their respective sides and relaxed. After achieving a complete balance, close eyes and achieve a relaxed state of mind and heart. Start breathing gently and feel the effect of your breathing on your abdomen, shallow breathing is the best way to achieve complete trans state. Enjoy this condition for 5-10 minutes daily past your exercise session.

‘Shavasana is considered as one of the best pose for achieving a completely relaxed body and mind’.

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